Makes maps and 3D models from aerial photos, satellite images, and survey data.
You turn thousands of aerial photos into a 3D model of a city and design a clean, readable map for a national park.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in geography, cartography, or geomatics.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Geography, Cartography, Geomatics, GIS.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). BLS cartographers and photogrammetrists projection.
High risk for 10 years. AI auto-extracts features from imagery and builds maps and 3D models, cutting photogrammetry jobs; QA and specialty mapping remain.
Classes: AP Human Geography, AP Computer Science, Graphic design.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-1021.
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